File:James Conder token.jpg
Original file (1,704 × 845 pixels, file size: 1.29 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
 | This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. You can help. |
Summary
| Description |
James Conder was the first to catalog the late 18th Century British Provincial coinage. Today, such unofficial tokens are called 'Conder Tokens.' Genuine small change was not being produced by the government, per King George III, and leave was granted for privately struck tokens to circulate. It was the height of the Industrial Revolution, and they had suddenly developed the steam engine and the steam coin press, had built the first iron bridge, and an iron ship, apparently a sailing barge. People were moving from barter to use of currency, and it was badly needed. This token advertised Mr. Conder's drapery shop, and he was an avid coin collector. This is a very gratifying find, found on ebay, and which arrived recently. |
| Date | |
| Source | Probably Uncirculated 1794 Conder Token, from James Conder's Drapery Shoppe in Ipswich, in Suffolk UK |
| Author | Larry Moran from Chicago, United States |
Licensing
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 18:25, 28 June 2013 | | 1,704 × 845 (1.29 MB) | BrandonBigheart | Lightened background, and removed excess padding around token borders. The black background was too distracting in the only article using this image on the en.wiki site (Conder token). |
| 23:28, 22 August 2010 |  | 1,800 × 957 (1.4 MB) | Victuallers | {{Information |Description=James Conder was the first to catalog the late 18th Century British Provincial coinage. Today, such unofficial tokens are called 'Conder Tokens.' Genuine small change was not being produced by the governme |
File usage
Global file usage
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on ru.wikipedia.org
